Bandoleer or belt.



M f L 8 3 PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

L. DE K. HUBBARD.

BANDOLEER 0R BELT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.30.

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LOUIS DE K. HUBBARD, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELLMANUFACTURING NECTICUT.

COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN, CON- BANDOLEER OR BELT.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2o, 1906-.

Application filed January 30, 1905. Serial No. 243,306.

To @ZZ whom t may concern;

Be it known that I, LoUIs Dn K, HUBBARD, a resident of Middletown, inthe county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements i in Bandoleers or Belts; and I do herebydel clare the following to be a full, clear, and exl act descri tion ofthe invention, such as will l enable ot ers skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. l

. My invention relates to an improved bandoleer or belt, the object ofthe invention bei ing to provide a bandoleer or belt of woven fabricwith integrallywoven longitudinal pockets., and with this object in viewthe invention consists in certain novel features of l construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereiniafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation,illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section,and Fig. 3 is a view in section at right angles to Fig. 2.

l represents the woven body of the bandoleer or belt, and 2 pocketsextending longitudinally of the body and woven integral therewith. Abovethe open ends of the pockets flaps 3 are provided to close lthe open endof the pockets, preventing entrance of snow and rain therein andexcluding dust and dirt. The exact shape of the pockets is immaterial,and they may be made of various sizes, the essential features being thatthe pockets are integral with the body of the bandoleer or belt and arelocated longitudinally thereof.

Any form of end fastener may be employed on the bandoleer or belt, andwhile the latter is especially designed for cartridges the pockets maycontain any other articles or material and may be of a size and shaperto suit the use to which it is to be put.

A great .many slight changes might be made in the general form andarrangement of the parts described lwithout departing from my invention,and hence I do not restrict myself to the precise details set forth, butconsider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterationsas fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

' Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An article of the character described, consisting of a strip of wovenfabric having pockets disposed longitudinally thereon, i each of saidpockets having its sides and bot-- tom woven integral with the strip andhaving its top open and disposed at right angles to the length of thestrip.

' 2. A bandoleer or belt, comprising a woven strip or body having aseries of pockets disposed longitudinally thereon, the bottom of eachpocket woven integral with the woven strip or body crosswise of thelatter, and the sides Iof each pocket woven integral with the wovenstrip or body coincident with the longitudinal edges of the latter.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

`LOUIS DE K. HUBBARD. Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. FISHER, H. W, HUBBARD.

